Modern football was set abuzz with the recent takeover of Newcastle United Football Club by a Saudi-led consortium. Money talks in football and now The Magpies are officially the richest club in the world with the consortium worth about £700 billion. For comparison, the next richest club is Man City - Emirati owner Sheikh Mansour is worth about £23 billion.



Will this deal change the landscape of modern football?

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IMAGE SOURCE: LYNNE CAMERON / EPA-EFE

Modern football was set abuzz with the recent takeover of Newcastle United Football Club by a Saudi-led consortium. Money talks in football and now The Magpies are officially the richest club in the world with the consortium worth about &pound;700 billion. For comparison, the next richest club is Man City - Emirati owner Sheikh Mansour is worth about &pound;23 billion.

Will this deal change the landscape of modern football?
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IMAGE SOURCE:&nbsp;LYNNE CAMERON /&nbsp;EPA-EFE

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